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Mtn PA Boot Slide

Pistol·Y Off Trips·11
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Play diagram for Mtn PA Boot Slide from Pistol Y Off Trips in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn PA Boot Slide is a play-action rollout out of Pistol Y Off Trips that sells the run fake before the QB boots to the right, giving him a moving pocket behind the slide protection. Off the fake, one receiver runs a deep corner route up the numbers, the trips side receiver breaks a deep vertical to the boundary, and the backside X runs an intermediate crossing route underneath while a check down releases into the shallow flat. This is a man beater built off play action, with the primary read progression going from the deep corner route first, working down to the crossing route in the middle if the corner is covered, and settling on the flat route as the checkdown against pressure.

Defensive Reads

Watch for safety rotation before the snap, since a single high safety leaving the corner route side open is the biggest tell to take the shot deep If linebackers step up hard on the run fake, that confirms the play action is holding the defense and the middle crossing route should be open Look for user controlled defenders flowing hard to the boot side, which can leave the backside crossing route wide open against man coverage Cover 3 and Cover 1 shells struggle to defend both the corner route and the crossing route at the same time, making this a strong call against those coverages Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells with disciplined deep defenders and a spy on the boot can shut this down, since the QB will be forced into the checkdown flat route quickly

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs or 2nd and short when defenses are keyed to stop the run out of Pistol trips looks

Use pre-snap motion or alignment to identify if the defense is showing man or zone before the snap, since the corner route wins hardest against man coverage

If you see a single high safety rotating late, prioritize the deep corner route since the boundary defender is likely isolated

Pair this play with Mtn HB Wide Zone Wk or HB Wide Zone earlier in a series so the play action boot freezes linebackers who have been sucked up on the run fake

Hot route the crossing route into a deeper dig if you are facing a soft zone shell that sits underneath the intermediate routes

On third and medium, key on the flat route as your checkdown if the pass rush forces the QB to speed up his boot read

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